Douglas Coupland Quotes
Most of us have only two or three genuinely interesting moments in our lives; the rest is filler.
Quotes to Explore
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I think women are really self-analytical in a way that men aren't.
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There's no shame in owning a New Kids on the Block t-shirt. They were my first concert when I was eight.
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We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.
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I fought the best; I've never been afraid of anyone.
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When you're told to go brief a United States senator on a covert operation, you go do it. And you trust the information isn't going to leak.
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Faith is trust in ultimate meaning.
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I don't know the right way to retire.
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No offense to music - thank you for Entertainer of the Year and all that stuff. But if you're a father or a mother, there's nothing that beats being a parent, and that's the best time of my life right there.
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You eat and sleep it all day long and play on the streets until mom calls you in. My story is no different than anybody else's.
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If I'm not writing well, I'm not happy. If I'm not spending enough time with my family, I'm not happy. If I'm not connecting to friends or if I don't work out enough... You get the point. Everything has to be balanced. Nothing should be an extreme.
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Our career had a sort of funny shape.
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Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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The poet speaks to all men of that other life of theirs that they have smothered and forgotten.
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Years ago, I carved out an identity, and it has always been about having a voice to tell people about stuff I love.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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I'm not a wimpy kid at all. I don't care what other people think - I only care what I think about myself.
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I started Michael years ago. I saw him in Gary, Indiana, and we'd have him on the talent shows. He kind of emulated me, and did the best he could.
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Cate Blanchett. Judi Dench. Helen Mirren. Everything about them. Even their fashion choices. They're so with it and cool and women I admire. They take chances. They're chameleons. Everything that they do. They're also amazing mothers.
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If I wasn't going to be a surgeon, I wanted to be a farmer or grow oranges or something like that. I grow flowers now - orchids. That is something that I find very interesting.
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I thought he was an interesting central figure, central character, one who is definitely not your typical central character figure in a film, who's easy to like. He's not easy to like. It forces you to involve yourself with what's going on.
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Schools are successful only insofar as they reduce the dependence of a child's opportunities upon his social origins.
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Most of us have only two or three genuinely interesting moments in our lives; the rest is filler.
